CEO Extraversion and Firm’s Entrepreneurial Orientation: The Role of CEO’s Bridging Social Capital and Top Management Team Support
Keywords:
business, economics, CEO extraversion, entrepreneurial orientation, TMT support, bridging social capitalAbstract
CEO personality and its impact on entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is a sparking topic for scholars and practitioners. The influence of CEO extraverted personality on EO extensively studied but the mechanisms by which extraverted CEO influence the entrepreneurial orientation of firms are not adequately studied. Integrating Upper Echelon and Social Capital theories, this study has established a theoretical link between CEO extraversion and firm’s EO and underlying mechanisms with two contingent factors. The study proposes that the CEO’ s bridging social capital and top management team (TMT) support strengthen this relationship. Through rigorous literature review, the present study provides an important resolution for mixed findings in prior studies and important managerial insights for understanding the role of CEO extraversion on EO and the contingent effects of TMT support and CEO’s bridging social capital. Finally, the study offers future research options.
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